H5244 H5244
ant; small industrious insect known for diligent gathering
This feminine noun denotes the ant, appearing in Proverbs' wisdom literature as an example of diligence and foresight. The singular form addresses the sluggard: 'Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider her ways and be wise' (Prov 6:6). The plural describes ants as a weak but wise creature: 'the ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their food in summer' (30:25). The ant's instinctive industriousness, working without overseer, makes it a natural emblem for self-motivated labor and preparation.
Sentidos
1. sense 1 — Both proverbs hold up ants as teachers of human wisdom. Proverbs 6:6 commands the lazy person to observe ant behavior: 'which, having no chief, officer, or ruler, prepares her bread in summer and gathers her food in harvest' (6:7-8). The ant's self-directed work ethic shames those who need external motivation. Proverbs 30:25 lists ants among four small but exceedingly wise creatures: 'The ants are a people not strong, yet they provide their food in summer.' Calling them 'a people' elevates their communal organization. The focus on summer gathering appears in both texts, highlighting forethought—working when resources are available to prepare for scarcity. Cross-linguistic translations consistently identify this as the common ant. 2×
AR["النَّمْلَةِ", "النَّمْلُ"]·ben["-পিপড়ারা", "পিঁপড়া"]·DE["[הנמלים]", "[נמלה]"]·EN["the-ant", "the-ants"]·FR["le-הנמלים", "נמלה"]·heb["ה-נמלים", "נמלה"]·HI["चींटियाँ", "चींटी"]·ID["Semut-semut", "semut"]·IT["il-ant", "il-il-ants"]·jav["semut"]·KO["개미-에게", "개미들이"]·PT["as-formigas", "formiga"]·RU["муравьи", "муравью,"]·ES["Las-hormigas", "la-hormiga"]·SW["sisimizi"]·TR["Karıncalar", "karıncaya"]·urd["چیونٹی-کے", "چیونٹیاں"]
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† נְמָלָה n.f.unit. (LagBN 81) ant (NH id.; Arabic نَمْلَةٌ (nom. unit of نَمْلٌ); Syriac ܢܡܳܠܴܐ );—abs. נ׳ Pr 6:6; pl. הַנְּמָלִים 30:25.